1.chill的基本意思是“(使)…变冷”“(使…)温度降低到使人发抖的程度”,引申可表示“情绪沮丧”“给(热情)浇冷水”“使…不寒而栗”等等。
2.chill可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,其主语可以是人,也可以是事物,其宾语可以是人,也可以是表示感情(如热情)的名词。

用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
Put the whisky in the ice box to chill.把威士忌酒放在冰盒里冰镇。
I want this wine to chill so I'll leave it in a cold place for an hour.我要把酒弄凉,所以把它放在冷的地方一个小时。
Our hearts chilled when we heard that our team had lost again.听到我们队再次败北,我们沮丧极了。
用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
The dreadful scene chilled him to the marrow.那可怕的场面使他不寒而栗。
Don't chill their enthusiasm.不要给他们的热情浇冷水。
Rain chilled the glittering pageant.雨使华丽的庆典大为逊色。
◇ 用于be ～ed 结构
This great poet's imagination was not chilled by trifles.这位想象力丰富的伟大诗人并不因这些琐事而气馁。
The child was chilled to the bone.那孩子被冻得冰凉彻骨。

chill的基本意思是“寒冷,寒气”“寒战,发冷”,引申可表示“令人寒心,感到扫兴”“冷淡,不友好”。

There was a chill in the air this morning.今天早晨凉飕飕的。
Don't go out in this weather—you'll catch a chill.这种天气别出去,你会着凉的。
The bad news cast a chill over the meeting.坏消息使参加会议的人扫兴。
Recent events have led to a chill in relations between the two countries.最近的一些事件使得两国的关系变冷淡了。

［同义词］ n. cold, coolness